The new Buenos Diaz Cafe offers BBQ with a Latin accent, along with sandwiches, bagels and lox and deli items. In charge of the 'cue is Mike Diaz, a BBQ competition winner. Co-owner Luis Sotero owned the bagel store that previously occupied the strip mall spot. When I stopped in for lunch on a recent afternoon, I found an enterprise not quite sure of its identity. While a sign indicated there was...

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The new Buenos Diaz Cafe offers BBQ with a Latin accent, along with sandwiches, bagels and lox and deli items. In charge of the 'cue is Mike Diaz, a BBQ competition winner. Co-owner Luis Sotero owned the bagel store that previously occupied the strip mall spot.

When I stopped in for lunch on a recent afternoon, I found an enterprise not quite sure of its identity.

While a sign indicated there was table service in the dining area (which also has a sofas and a TV), timing and efficiency proved problematic. True, an order of three empanadas ($8.95) arrived right away. And they were pretty good — one filled with shredded BBQ chicken, one with ground Colombian-style beef and a third with somewhat dry pulled pork. But it was close to an hour before the rest of the meal was brought. And the half rack baby back ribs on my BBQ combo ($14.99) was only lukewarm. Still, they had great depth of flavor and smokiness, while the quarter chicken sharing the plate was hot and savory.